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Happy Anniversary (Again)

One year ago, I got cut in half and then put back together.  The new plumbing may not work as well, but at least it isn't trying to kill me. It's been one year since the surgery, 9 months since chemo and 8 months since I went back to work.  I've been snowboarding in the mountains and boogie boarding in the ocean.  I've installed two sinks and a sliding glass door.  I've seen concerts and fireworks.  I've played pickleball and basketball.  Life is pretty great. Oh yeah, I had another CT scan this morning.  It came back clean. When I was diagnosed, it was bad.  Then I got a series of scans (CT, MRI, PET) and each of them showed things worse than they were before.  At the end it was about as bad as it could be. Once that happened, things got less stressful.  Rock bottom is a very freeing place.  Expectations were ridiculously low.  If I put my dirty socks in the hamper, I was a hero.  There was a months-long, ...

Happy Anniversary

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It's been too damn long since I put something up here.  My bad.  There are a bunch of reasons why, but mostly I've been busy. Happily, exhaustedly busy. First off, I'm back at work.  I took a day in December to get all the administrative stuff sorted out and to remember what the inside of an OR looks like.   It had been a while since I'd seen one (except as a patient) and I wanted to make sure I remembered how everything works.  Thankfully, I'm still a safe, competent practitioner and the little things are all coming back.  I've been working full time since January and even taking call. I really missed it. Working full time after a year of sitting on my  ass  sofa is exhausting, but the work, the company, the patients (and the paycheck) are very welcome.  Being productive and having a routine is just what I needed.  If I don't push myself I won't get stronger.  To help with the getting stronger, I joined the team of...